English League Championship

FT Thursday, January 1, 2026
Coventry City DWDWL 1
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Charlton Athletic LDWLL 1
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Match Report

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Frank Lampard's Coventry held to 1-1 draw by Charlton, lead Championship by 8 points

19th-placed Charlton took an important point at home as they drew with league leaders Coventry City.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
10
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
4
3
Corner Kicks
9
2
Saves
6
53.8
Possession
46.2
20
SHOTS
15
7
ON GOAL
3
0.4
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
309
Accurate Passes
246
400
Passes
330
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
7
Accurate Crosses
2
13
Crosses
27
0.5
Cross %
0.1
74
Long Balls
58
29
Accurate Long Balls
33
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
4
Blocked Shots
6
5
Effective Tackles
2
11
Tackles
5
0.5
Tackle %
0.4
2
Interceptions
8
37
Effective Clearances
36
37
Clearances
36

Head to Head

COV leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

CHA · 3-1-4-2

  1. 1Thomas KaminskiG
  2. 5Lloyd JonesCD
  3. 17Amari'i BellCD-L
  4. 32Reece BurkeCD-R
  5. 6Conor CoventrySW
  6. 26Joe Rankin-CostelloCM-L
  7. 8Luke BerryCM-R
  8. 7Tyreece CampbellLM
  9. 28James BreeRM
  10. 23Charlie KelmanCF-L
  11. 11Miles LeaburnCF-R

COV · 3-4-1-2

  1. 19Carl RushworthG
  2. 4Bobby ThomasCD
  3. 15Liam KitchingCD-L
  4. 22Joel LatibeaudiereCD-R
  5. 6Matt GrimesCM-L
  6. 8Jamie AllenCM-R
  7. 28Josh EcclesAM
  8. 20Kaine Kesler HaydenLM
  9. 27Milan van EwijkRM
  10. 11Haji WrightCF-L
  11. 9Ellis SimmsCF-R

Timeline

  1. 3' Goal! Charlton Athletic 0, Coventry City 1. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Milan van Ewijk.
  2. 15' Liam Kitching (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 27' Reece Burke (Charlton Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 42' Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 61' Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Harvey Knibbs replaces Luke Berry.
  6. 62' Substitution, Coventry City. Jack Rudoni replaces Josh Eccles.
  7. 62' Substitution, Coventry City. Miguel Ángel Brau replaces Kaine Kesler-Hayden because of an injury.
  8. 69' Goal! Charlton Athletic 1, Coventry City 1. Joe Rankin-Costello (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a fast break.
  9. 73' Harvey Knibbs (Charlton Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 84' Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Sonny Carey replaces Joe Rankin-Costello.
  11. 86' Substitution, Coventry City. Ephron Mason-Clark replaces Haji Wright.
  12. 88' Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Macaulay Gillesphey replaces Charlie Kelman.
  13. 89' Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Isaac Olaofe replaces Tyreece Campbell.
  14. 90'+5' James Bree (Charlton Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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